Markets Poised to Build on Strength in Asia

John Shipman previews the day on Wall Street, including how strength in Asia could affect markets. Photo: Getty Images.

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... the the ... subdued for the U S stock market this money despite strong overnight gains in Tokyo and Hong Kong John Shipman has a preview of today's trading he joins me now John morning ... good morning well okay so what your interviews and sold acquired the oil that if I haven't that it's a walk a walk on a no no I have no idea if the headlines and it's a lot of movements of people he keep us in second going up a lot lately ... so chances are could go to the anti can write ... um ... I think by the way had Asian markets that one actor on screen for people so that was going to be a ... shrine in Tokyo remains strong and Brad Hogg was up about one a half percent overnight ... those gains didn't necessarily translate as much into European trading on Monday there's little the more tempered and ... so that's up to influence rate now I think I'm on U S stocks I think ... it's can be poured today and ... because of this with the lack of all economic data another ... bit of catalysts will probably be concert market so that Pentagon dollar right depending on how strongly the ... euro moves the ... euro was ... was was the stronger of of the yen and the dollar today ... so for its morning so will on the yen is actually ... a ... strengthened a little bit worse dollars which is separate ... and I wanted it that in the context of the precious metals markets Oliver ... is getting hit hard again writing and the chatter there it is that on traders' open short ... yen have been selling silver uncovering their here again short that's okay ... so the gamble a little bit stronger today and I'm so it animal fats can have a ... big impact it it's it's a movie of the way to weaken again I could probably be ... good for us the three stocks you're looking at ... the awesome to talk a minute ago about their big tumbler deal right and I think that what's interesting and rather than the nitty gritty of these deals on is really what stocks have done so far even on a year to date so I think with Yahoo's top was down a little bit premarket Ahmed had been up but it was down slightly from one percent ... I think the key thing there is God whose Unum off with thirty percent so far this year ... and I think that's the game with with some unease other of ... deals they are seeing today what ... we're looking at is Websense wet sense the ... killing and Internet security on company being taken out by private equity ... company ... aam ... and that stock was so wet senses so far this year was awful with lower rates of thirty percent last three months ... on and then it was similar ... with the deal with a final deal that we're seeing today when chill ... one choke up being bought by act Avis which ... pumpkin may remember them as Watson Pharmaceuticals ... and that's a big deal might have bought a five billion dollar deal of stock all stock related ... aam and where chilled couples of sixty percent so far this year ... and backed Avis is up fifty one percent since the last three months so that ... you when you sing is that not a surly of buying low and selling high it looks like on these companies now offer their advice to myself ...